1 Samuel 14:50

“And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the commander of his army was Abiner, son of Ner, uncle of Saul.”

1 Samuel 14:50 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:50, word by word

And the nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
of the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “eshet” appears
of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

Where else “shaul” appears
was Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםachinoam

Ahinoam

Ahinoam: the name of two women: the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) and one of David's wives (1 Samuel 25:43).

Where else “achinoam” appears
daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of Ahimaazאֲחִימָעַץachimaats

Ahimaaz

Ahimaaz: the name of several people: the father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife; the son of the priest Zadok (2 Samuel 15:27); and Solomon's officer in Naphtali (1 Kings 4:15).

Where else “achimaats” appears
of the commanderשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “sar” appears
of his armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

Where else “tseva” appears
was Abinerאֲבִינֵרaviner

Abner

Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."

Where else “aviner” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Nerנֵרner

Ner

Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."

Where else “ner” appears
uncleדּוֹדdod

uncle

An uncle, or a relative.

Where else “dod” appears

Translation note

Here the Hebrew writes “Abiner,” and everywhere else “Abner”: they are two forms of the same name.

The context

49The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the name of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn, Merab, and the name of the younger, Michal.

50 · This verse (above)

51Kish, father of Saul, and Ner, father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.

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